Wolverhampton (AW)
17:30
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Wolverhampton (AW) Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 Distance: 7f Type: Flat Going: Standard Class: Class 6 Surface: AW
Win: £5.60 Place: £2 £2.20 £7.10 Exacta: £39 Tricast: £832.95 Trifecta: £891.20
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Northcliff (IRE) 5 G AVG Mike Murphy & Michael Keady 135 lbs 9/2 Won Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway under 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - reduced lead towards finish - just held on
2nd 9 Beylerbeyi (GB) 5 G AVG Ian Williams 132 lbs 6/1 0.1 Dwelt start - in rear - not clear run home turn - headway over 1f out - went second final 110yds - ran on well - just failed(op 13/2)
3rd 6 Reputation (IRE) 12 G AVG Ruth Carr 134 lbs 33/1 2.25 Steadied start - held up in rear - not clear run under 2f out - headway over 1f out - ran on inside final furlong - went third post(op 28/1 tchd 40/1)
4th 12 One Last Hug (GB) 9 G AVG Jim Goldie 124 lbs 25/1 0.1 Midfield - not clear run 2f out - headway over 1f out - pressed leaders and bumped inside final furlong - lost third post(op 20/1)
5th 4 Almodovar Del Rio (IRE) 5 G Poor Marco Botti 134 lbs 6/1 1 Prominent - briefly went second inside final furlong - weakened final 110yds(op 17/2)
6th 10 Major Gatsby (IRE) 5 G Poor Bill Turner 124 lbs 12/1 .75 Prominent - disputed lead over 3f out - lost position 2f out - no extra when edged right and bumped inside final furlong(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
7th 7 Homer Stokes (GB) 7 G AVG David & Nicola Barron 134 lbs 10/1 .5 Midfield - outpaced inside final furlong(op 17/2)
8th 2 Cobh Harbour (GB) 4 G Poor Mark Loughnane 135 lbs 6/1 .75 Held up in rear - short of room over 1f out - switched right inside final furlong - ran on(op 7/1)
9th 11 Vitalline (GB) 7 G AVG Keiran Burke 127 lbs 11/1 1.5 Prominent - led after 2f - joined over 3f out - led clearly 2f out - edged right over 1f out - soon headed - weakened inside final furlong(op 9/1)
10th 5 Dolores Abernathy (GB) 4 F Poor David Loughnane 134 lbs 16/1 2.5 Reluctant to load - awkward start - hampered after 1f - never better than midfield(op 14/1)
11th 8 Sparkle In His Eye (GB) 8 G AVG Micky Hammond 128 lbs 28/1 2.5 Slowly into stride - midfield on outer - weakened under 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 25/1)
12th 1 Seattle Time (GB) 4 G Poor Jack Jones 135 lbs 7/2F 8.5 Took keen hold - led - headed and prominent after 2f - weakened over 1f out - eased inside final furlong (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown other than report from jockey that gelding stopped quickly; vet had nothing to report)(op 10/3)